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Teaching Kids Psychological Skills
In our last column, we discussed how to create a nurturing and structured environment for spirited or cautious/rigid children. In this...
Working with Challenging Child Temperaments
Some kids are naturally easy-going, adaptable, and cheerful. Sure, they’ll still cry if the ice cream falls off their cone, but in...
Caring for Inattention, Restlessness, and Impulsive Behavior
“Our third-grader’s teacher has been hinting that he might be ‘hyperactive.’ She says it’s hard for him to sit still, he talks a lot...
When Kids Are Distractible or “Hyper”
“Our preschooler’s teacher has been hinting that he might be ‘hyperactive.’ She says it’s hard for him to sit still, he talks a lot...
Building Good Will
I admit it: things annoy me. Like drivers who don't signal, or husbands who always get home later than they say they will. I wonder, what...
Giving Emotional Support
My husband and I are polite and all, but our relationship feels sort of like doing business together rather than being mates. Honestly, I...
Acne Update: Nothing like a blemish to ruin your day!
Although acne is "merely" a superficial skin disease, it's possible that it causes teenagers more misery than all other diseases combined....
10 Reasons to Take Good Care of a Father
My husband's getting on my nerves a little. The baby is just six months old and now I'm back to work, too, but still Brett is starting to...
How to Lower Your Stress
I've got a two-year-old plus a newborn and I was telling my own mom how stressed out I was. She interrupted and said, "That's just...





